Holy cow: Super Bowl footballs may come from Iowa feedlots January 30, 2008
Posted by John in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Sports.Tags: Cattle, football, iowa, Leather, Superbowl
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From New York Times story, Super Bowl Game Balls: The Pride of Ada, Ohio:
The footballs get their start on the backs of cows taken from feedlots in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Riegle said he preferred young, lean steers over fat dairy cows because their leather does not stretch as much. By the time they arrive in Ada, the cowhides have been dyed brown and stamped with the familiar football stubble. …
CBS to feature Iowa Guard soldiers and families in updated report January 30, 2008
Posted by John in Military, War.Tags: 133rd Infantry, CBS, CBS Reports, iowa, Iowa Army National Guard
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From Iowa National Guard release:
CBS Reports, a national news program produced by CBS News, will feature the deployment of the Iowa Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry on Sunday, February 3, in “Fathers, Sons, and Brothers.” The one-hour special will air at 6 p.m. Iowa time on CBS (check your local television listing for the local CBS affiliate).
Originally created by CBS 60 Minutes and reported by correspondent Scott Pelley, “Fathers, Sons, and Brothers” follows the deployment of the Soldiers to Iraq and the lives of their families back home in Iowa from the initial alert until the unit’s return to Iowa, nearly 24 months total. The original story aired on CBS 60 Minutes during the May 27, 2007 broadcast. The new version which will air on Feb. 3 will include the unit’s homecoming in Iowa on July 25, 2007, which occurred nearly two months after the initial program’s broadcast. …
Original CBS video is online here.
Romney’s Iowa “screamer” shows support in Florida January 30, 2008
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.Tags: 2008 election, Bondurant (Iowa), Diane Herndon, iowa caucuses, mitt romney
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From Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire:
Mitt Romney was surrounded by supporters in Florida today as the Republican presidential hopeful faced a critical contest in another pivotal early-voting state. …
Among the surprising attendees: “the screamer.” Diane Herndon, the runner from Bondurant, Iowa, who couldn’t stop screaming when she saw Romney jogging last summer, headed south to help the campaign’s Florida team. …
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